XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics
From: NoBody@nowhere.com
On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:57:25 +0000, Lee wrote:
>pothead wrote in
>news:10nib4e$38tc6$2@pothead.dont-email.me:
>
>> On 2026-02-23, Lee wrote:
>>> pothead wrote in
>>> news:10ng7b2$2igqt$4@pothead.dont-email.me:
>>>
>>>> On 2026-02-22, chine.bleu wrote:
>>>>> Lee wrote:
>>>>>>> Yawn.
>>>>>>> >Same old insignificant crap.
>>>>>>> >So how does this effect you, personally?
>>>>>>> >I suppose the penguins and seals aren't happy, but what about
>>>>>>> >you? ROTFLMAO!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Even Fox News highlighted the absurdity
>>>>>> of Trump's tariff policy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tariffs are a tax on Americans. They affect all Americans.
>>>>
>>>> As do tariffs which have been excessive for years.
>>>> It needs to change.
>>>> Trump is using tariffs as a negotiating point to make trade fair and
>>>> equitable for all.
>>>
>>>
>>> Explain Trump slapping a tariff on
>>> Brazil which has a trade SURPLUS with
>>> the US.
>>>
>>>
>>> White House defends tariffs on
>>> Brazil despite trade surplus
>>> July 13, 2025
>>>
>>> https://abcnews.com/ThisWeek/white-house-defends-tariffs-brazil-despit
>>> e- trade-surplus/story?id=123707996
>>
>> Maybe there is more to it?
>
>
> Trump cannot explain it, you cannot either.
>
>
>> Negotiating for an airbase or similar. It could be anything and is not
>> always going to be tariffs.
>
>
> Trump tariffs are not about trade deficits
>or surpluses, they are about throwing his weight
>around and being an international bully.
>
>
>
>Trump vows tariffs on eight European
>nations over Greenland
>January 17, 2026
>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-vows-tariffs-eight-european-
>nations-over-greenland-2026-01-17/
>
>
>
>
LAUGHTER!
Tariffs have been used for multiple purposes throughout history. Why
do you whine about that now?
>
>
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